This is a rather great revenge and love story despite how on the nose the symbolism can be near the end (the bar being called "la dolce vita" and it being a contrast to what is happening in the scene). The action kicks so much ass, the gun merchant characters add a lot of color to the film, and Lee Byung-hun's performance as Sun-woo is a star making performance that also adds a lot of sympathy to a character that would be otherwise unsympathetic if played by someone else.
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The Haunted Castle 1921
The Haunted Castle is a rough, early film by F. W. Murnau; but you do see blemishes of things to come in his later works like Nosferatu and Faust. It's interesting to watch, but only for Murnau completionists.
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Late Night with the Devil 2023
AI "art" should never be used in movies or anything for a matter of fact. I am aware that the AI stuff is only in this movie briefly, but I refuse to watch this movie because of it. I don't want AI to be normalized into filmmaking and we shouldn't let this movie off the hook despite the movie having a low budget. You can easily hire an artist for less than a day's work and you would have something…
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